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Title: The Tale of Old Mortality (Penguin Classics) by Douglas S. Mack, Walter, Sir Scott ISBN: 0-14-043653-7 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95

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Summary: An Outstanding Work of Historical Fiction
Comment: Scott's "Old Mortality" is set amidst political and religious turmoil in late 17th century Scotland. Covenanters, in that time, a sect of Presbyterians, engaged government forces of both Scotland and Britain in an effort to secure their religious freedoms. In the middle of this action is Henry Morton, a moderate youth, drawn out of his secure life by a chance encounter, and into a ten-year Odyssey of strife and conflict. Scott's portrayal of extremist religious leaders is balanced by his equally fierce portrayal of the leaders of the government's attempt to quell the uprisings. Out of this emerges Scott's real triumphs of characterization - Cuddie Headrigg, Bessie Maclure, and Jenny Denison, minor characters whose very humanity and seeming irrelevance in the cosmic scheme that Scott sets up make their actions more impressive in the context of the novel. This new Penguin edition is complemented by a wonderfully insightful introduction by Douglas Mack. If you are unfamiliar with Scott's work, this novel is an excellent introduction to one of the world's great authors.

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